Overrun by the virus, the Arklay laboratory and mansion are destroyed. Wesker escapes from the laboratory shortly before the explosion. 4 members of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team along with one of Bravo team survive. Nothing remains of the laboratory.
S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team is dispatched to search for Bravo Team. They are ultimately able to reach the mansion.
Umbrella dispatches 2 successive reconnaissance teams to the Training Facility as part of a project to reclaim the facility. The first team is wiped out by the B.O.W.s inside.
A number of victims and disappearances occur in the Arklay mountains on the outskirts of Raccoon City. The City intervenes by dispatching S.T.A.R.S. to investigate.
May1998
The Cerberuses claim their first victim. The dismembered body of a 20 year-old woman is discovered.